Happy 4th Week of the Challenge!
I wish everyone the focus and determination for a successful week!

Today I indulge in my love of Colorado. I lived in Boulder in the 70's and was greeted by this famous view every morning: The Flatirons. It took my breath away!



No fall was complete without a hike through a stand of Aspens...all that brilliance underfoot and overhead...everywhere you look, brilliant yellow...





Have a great 'week' everyone (half a week...late to post)...stick to your guns!

gonwtwindo: Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures. I have traveled most of Colorado as my husband had plans to move there after we got married, but I didn't want to relocate that far. We also have relatives in Denver. We would take a tent and for two weeks just travel all over the state. We went every year for about five years before we had kids and then went back out every other year after we had the boys.

We loved the Durango/Urey area and have taken the train ride from Durango to Silverton about 5 or 6 times. My husband worked in Farmington NM for a short period in Sept/Oct one year and we were fortunate enough to see the golden aspens when in peak and to take the train ride. It's on my bucket list to go out again sometime in the fall as it was one of the most beautiful trips we have taken.

Again, thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your mother and I hope she is getting along okay. Unfortunately, when these types of issues occur, we don't have the time or energy to think about our eating or exercise.

Thanks Kosmo. I would love to see those aspens again. They used to be yellow on my birthday weekend (they turn for a short time, like < 2 weeks) so maybe some future b'day I can go there again.

I've never taken that train, but did drive over Wolf Creek Pass in a snowstorm one year! OMG!

(not my pic)

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................180........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6.......................1 55
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................239.8.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................259........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................214.5........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148


My weight seems to be finally moving downward. Hope it continues. Have a great day everyone!

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................180........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6.......................1 55
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................239.8.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................214.5........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................180........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6.......................1 55
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................239.8.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................214.5........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................180........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6.......................1 55
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................239.8.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................180........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6........................ 155
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................237.4.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

gonwtwindo - so sorry to hear about your contractor problems. I can sooooo relate. We started building a new home in 2008 and I have NEVER dealt with anything more frustrating than the D****d builder we made the mistake of hiring. After 10 months - and with a house less than half finished - I finally fired him and took over as my own GC to finish the job. Despite having absolutely no experience doing anything like that before, being my own GC was less stressful than dealing with that lying son-of-a-b****. I can't believe it, here it is, more than 5 years later and my BP still goes up whenever I let myself thing about him! And I'm not generally one to hang on to old hurts.

Too bad you're having to deal with that at the same time as trying to take care of an aging parent. Your mother is lucky to have you to look after her.

Thanks for the gorgeous Colorado pics. Hubby and I own 3 acres in Colorado, up in the mountains near Fort Garland. We bought it 30 years ago with the idea of someday building a retirement home there. Don't think now that we ever will though so probably ought to find someone to sell it to.

Oh, I guess I should have updated my stats too...

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................179 ........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6........................ 155
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................237.4.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

OMG, I just realized that I'm MOre than halfway to my goal for the first day of Fall and we're LESS than halfway thru the summer! What a nice pick-me-up. Cool!

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................179 ........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6........................ 155
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.2.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................237.4.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
msalicia...............125.....................125...................... .....116
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................179 ........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6........................ 155
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.0.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................237.4.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................178.0...................... ..165
msalicia...............125.....................125...................... .....116
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

I'm going nowhere fast. Maybe I need to up my thyroid/adrenal meds?

Name.........Starting Weight......Weigh-in Update........Goal for Sept. 23rd

bevangel..............184....................179 ........................ ..175
gonwtwindo..........163....................165.6........................ 155
hellistile................215.4.................215.6................... ....210
Iceberg................205.....................201...................... ...197
JAnn....................228.6..................228.0.................... ...215
jessdamess..........159.6 ..................158.4.......................150
Kelly....................244.2 .................237.4.......................225
Khrussva.............267.....................258........................ ...245
kosmo.................187.7..................175.9...................... ..165
msalicia...............125.....................125...................... .....116
newlcer................211.....................211...................... ....188
omablue..............159.8..................160.7 ........................155
ReneeH20............221.4..................213.2........................ 199
toddy..................200.8..................200.0..................... ...185
Tyranade.............158.....................155.4...................... ..148

I'm a good one to be trying to encourage participation in this challenge. I was just going through the posts thinking "Wow! A lot of people updated today for some reason." Then I figured out it was Thursday, our update day.

Thanks to everyone who is actively participating and keeping this going. Any downward loss is a success no matter how big or little. Keep up the good work.

Don't worry about it, we had a short work week this week and I'm all messed up with what day it is, if it wasn't for others posting I wouldn't remember either

No point in updating since I am the same as last week, which is good since I am maintaining.

GWTW I am sorry you have having a stressful week. Dealing with incompetent and not honest people is so frustrating and when they are supposed to be working for you it is even worse.

Thanks for the beautiful fall photos. We lived in northeast New Mexico (Las Vegas) for 7 years. I was really surprised how beautiful it is in the fall there. Love those aspens. We did the Cumbres and Toltec train one year during a beautiful fall season. That is the train that crosses from New Mexico to southern Colorado. It was so wonderful.
We moved to New Mexico when we retired and built a house at 7000 feet up in the mountains. It was beautiful and fun for a while. But I like to say, living where you like to vacation is like marrying your mistress....not so much fun after you get to see all the warts and things. So when our first grandson was born in Iowa we moved here. I don't really miss New Mexico. People thought I was crazy to move to a colder climate, but I happen to love it.